Tuesdays are currently my favorite day of the week. They often involve outings with my son, to the library to the pub for lunch, to the park etc. And Tuesday nights are the one evening that I don't have work or kid commitments, so it's all mine. Yesterday I have the pleasure of finally taking in a movie at an actual movie theater.
Paul starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the creative minds behind Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz is unique for me in a way. It was the first movie that I have gone to see strictly because of it's promotion on Twitter. I've been following Simon Pegg (@simonpegg) for more than year and his updates have had me eager to see Paul for months. In fact, on the way to the theater I realized that I hadn't even seen a trailer for the film!
As Shaun of the Dead was to zombie movies and Hot Fuzz was to action so Paul is to science fiction. It exists as both an homage and a something of a spoof. Smartly written by Pegg and Frost, the script bounces from memorable landmark to the next in a cross country road trip that is part Crosby/Martin and part Tommy Boy.
It's clear that Pegg and Frost as writers love the subject matter as much as the characters they portray. The ensemble cast as a whole, is excellent with Jason Bateman, Sigourney Weaver, Jeffrey Tambor, Jane Lynch and more. There is even a vocal cameo by Steven Speilberg.
Paul is well paced and just long enough. It's smart enough to step up the line and just barely cross it. All in all, it was exactly as I expected. A clever, funny, well done film thats as much about science fiction fans as it is aliens.
Grade: A
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